Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / April 2010

Today's Plane-A-Day video is the Stipa-Caproni flying barrel.  I see
that movie, and I'm thinking "RC or CL?, and where do I put the bellcrank?"

I've was on Ebay and was thinking about bidding on a .40-.55
Skydancer.  Does anyone know anything about this plane?
Thanks.

I just got around to scanning my April AMA magazine and found
some very curious statements in the "Safety Comes First" article.
The author starts the article talking about a rogue group of
modelers who are building and flying aircraft that have no CG

Maybe it's the new word of the decade, kind of like "ambience/ambiance" or
"paradigm" have been.  :)
---  Joe

I posted this on RCU also, so don't be upset if you read it twice!
Here it goes:
A friend just gave me a Midwest "Mach 1" pattern plane that he picked
up at an estate sale approximately 10 years ago.  I don't know how

I am working on a scale project and am trying to find a suitable fuel
tank. The space I have to work with is 4 3/8" L maximum, which is the
distance from the rear of the firewall to the front of the instrument
panel. Width and hight aren't an issue. I have lots of room to play

Some things seem to be too good to be true.  I didn't think this
E-Bay listing was worth how much it sold for.  I have the plans
for it, it's a slab sided constant chord wing and stab plane,
easy to scratch build.

Does anyone have a manual on the Ace R/C Digipace 1 charger? A scan
would be greatly appreciated. This was purchased at a local swap meet
and looks like a pretty decent unit. It has a selectable 50ma/120ma
receiver charge rate, a discharge feature with an LED timer readout,

Does anyone else maintain their servos, or am I just weird*?
I just finished cleaning the pots in a couple of servos in my little
much-crashed World Models AT-6.  They work great.  It's been in the
repair shop for about two years now**, but if I can get the engine